Weed Identification: Red vs. Ivyleaf vs. Entireleaf Morningglory

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Publication Number: P3704

View as PDF: P3704.pdf

Family: Convolvulaceae (Morningglory)

Red (Ipomoea coccinea)

vs.

Ivyleaf (Impomoea hederacea)

vs.

Entireleaf (Impomoea hederacea var. integriuscula)

Three pots representing the morningglory family. All three have boxy cotyledons and small, brown, round seeds, but their first true leaves are different in these ways: Red morningglory’s first true leaf has points at the leaf edge and no hair. Ivyleaf morningglory’s first true leaf has three lobes and is hairy. Entireleaf morningglory’s first true leaf is heart-shaped and hairy. — **From left: Red morningglory, ivyleaf morningglory, and entireleaf morningglory.**

Remember: One weed seed is enough to start an infestation.

Publication 3704 (POD-07-24)

By Taghi Bararpour, PhD, Associate Extension/Research Professor, Delta Research and Extension Center, and Darrin Dodds, PhD, Professor and Associate Director, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences

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